Stella by Josh Dygert

April 20, 2022

Sometimes, I just stumble across a book that surprises me. I’d never heard of Josh Dygert, but his novella, Stella, is set in Indiana. It was short enough that I could read it this week after meeting my deadline. It’s poetic and atmospheric with the heat...

Penny for Your Secrets by Anna Lee Huber

October 23, 2019

I wish I had read Anna Lee Huber’s first two Verity Kent mysteries, but it can’t be helped. Penny for Your Secrets, the third in the series, caught my attention. I’ll be watching for future books featuring Verity Kent and her husband, Sydney. By...

A Lesson in Hope by Philip Gulley

November 18, 2015

Only Philip Gulley can put a pastor in the kind of predicaments faced by Sam Gardner.  Whether it’s family or the members of his meeting, they find ways to confound poor Sam. Gulley’s novels about the Quaker pastor are funny, touching, and warm....

Enchantress of Paris by Marci Jefferson

August 04, 2015

If you love sweeping historical novels featuring the kings and queens, you won’t want to miss Marci Jefferson’s latest novel, Enchantress of Paris. Marie Mancini might not be a household name, but the story of her love for Louis XIV, the Sun King,...

See Also Murder by Larry D. Sweazy

June 22, 2015

See also: one of the best mysteries I’ve read in quite a while. Larry D. Sweazy is an award-winning author of westerns, but the first of his Marjorie Trumaine mysteries is a winner as well. See Also Murder introduces an unusual amateur sleuth, and puts her into...